Child&#39;s slide

ABSTRACT

An exercising and amusement slide adapted to be detachably secured to the side of a hill and to extend downward with a flat flexible runner providing the sliding surface and means secured to opposite edges of the runner to form protective guide rails therefor.

Peltola 1 51 Feb. 6, 1973 [54] CHILD'S SLIDE 3,363,583 1/1968 Greenberg..272/56.5 ss x 1,648,196 11/1927 Rohmer 1...272/56.5 R ux [76] lnvemo"211 Street 2,805,898 9/1957 Willis, Jr.... ..104 134 ux y 113641,888,350 11/1932 Lamar ..272/56.5 R

- 916,100 3/1909 Brown..... ...272/56.5 R x [22] July 1970 758,0474/1904 Chein ..272/56.5 R

App]. No.: 56,371

US. Cl. ..272/56.5 R Int. Cl. ..A63g 21/04 Field of Search ..272/56.5 R,56.5 SS, 1 R;

References Cited UNlTED STATES PATENTS Primary Examiner-Anton O. OechsleAssistant ExaminerArnold W. Kramer Attorney-Allison C. Collard [57]ABSTRACT An exercising and amusement slide adapted to be detachablysecured to the side of a hill and to extend downward with a flatflexible runner providing the sliding surface and means secured toopposite edges of the runner to form protective guide rails therefor.

5 Claims, 18 Drawing Figures lllllljI/l/ 1 /71/11! 1/11/1111/ /I// IICHILD'S suns SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Conventional exercising andamusement slides usable by children are disposed on an essentially flathorizontal surface with a ladder or stairway connected to a raised endof a rigid inclined elongated member having a sliding surface whereby auser climbs to the top of the member and slides down.

In my invention, in contradistinction, I provide an elongated flatflexible slide member having a flat sliding surface with raised guiderail means extending in the direction of elongation along both oppositeedges. This member is secured to the side of a hill and extends downwardwhereby a user can slide down the member, the means preventing the userfrom sliding off the surface. In this manner, the hill itself acts as asupport for the member and no ladder or stairway is required.

If desired, the member can be formed in sections which can be detachablyinterconnected for use on hills of various lengths.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings: FIG. 1 is a crosssectional view of one form of slide in accordance with my invention;

FIG. 2 is a detail view of securing means usable with the structure ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the structure of FIG. 1; FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8are detail cross sectional views of different types of guide rail meansin accordance with my invention;

FIG. 9 is a cross section taken along line 99 in FIG. 10;

FIG. 10 is a detail side view of interconnected sections in accordancewith my invention;

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view of another form of slide in accordancewith my invention;

FIG. 12 is a detail view of securing means usable with the structure ofFIG. 11',

FIG. 13 is a view taken along line 13-- 13 in FIG. 18; FIG. 14 is adetail side view of the form of my invention shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a view taken along line, 15-15 in FIG. 14; FIG. 16 is a sideview of the structure shown in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a side view of the structure employing the member of FIG. 4;and

FIG. 18 is a side view of the structure shown in FIG. 13.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to FIGS.l-l8, an elongated thin flexible slide member 10 can have a flat topsliding surface 12 and a bottom surface that can be either smooth asshown at 14 or roughened with fingers to prevent slippage as shown at16. Typically, this member can be plastic such as vinyl, but it can alsobe made of metal, wood or the like. Opposite edges of the member areprovided with protective guide rail means extending in the longitudinaldirection. Double slides can be formed by inserting an additionalparallel means along the center line (longitudinal) of the member, thusforming two side by side surfaces.

Such means can be flexible hose 18, filled if desired with sand as shownat 20, and having bottom straps 22 with apertures 24 through which nails26 can be driven to hold the member and means in position for use on theside of a hill as previously described.

The means can also have the shape in cross section of a right angle asshown at 28 or a square as shown at 30. These means can be periodicallyperipherally enclosed with straps 32.

When the member and means :are sectionalized, alternate sections canhave means 28 with longitudinal pins 34 while the other sections canhave means 28 with transverse pins 36 whereby the sections interlockwith interlocking transverse and parallel pins. It should be noted thatthe means 28 can be oriented at different angles as shown for example inFIGS. 7, 8 and 9 or in FIG. 15.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to thedrawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual scope. 1

Having thus described this invention, what is asserted as new is:

1. An exercise and amusement slide, comprising:

an elongated, flexible slide member, having a first rough surface forfrictional engagement with the ground so that said slide member isrestricted from movement during use, and a second smooth surface formingthe sliding surface of the slide member;

at least two, elongated, hollow, cylindrical tubes,

filled with sand, affixed to the respective edges of said flexible slidemember parallel to its longitudinal axis, for preventing the user fromsliding off said member during use; and

means, affixed to said cylindrical tubes, for

detachably securing said slide member and said cylindrical tubes to theground during use.

2. The slide as recited in claim 1, wherein said securing meanscomprises elongated, rectangular-shaped straps, affixed at one end tosaid cylindrical tubes perpendicular to their longitudinal axes, andhaving apertures provided in the free ends thereof, and nails disposedthrough said apertures, for fastening said cylindrical tubes, saidstraps, and said slide member to the ground.

3. The slide as recited in claim 2, additionally comprising a thirdsimilar cylindrical tube affixed centrally and longitudinally to saidslide member, for providing a pair of sliding surfaces on said slidemember.

4. An exercise and amusement slide, comprising:

an elongated, flexible slide member, having a first rough surface forfrictional engagement with the ground so that said slide member isrestricted from movement during use, and a second smooth surface formingthe sliding surface of the slide member;

at least two elongated, rigid parallel L-shaped rails,

affixed to the respective edges of said slide I member so that one legof each of said rails is disposed vertically and the other leg of eachof said rails is disposed horizontally outwardly from said slide member,thereby providing vertically disposed edges at the edges of the slidingsurface of said slide member, for preventing the user from sliding offsaid member during use; and

a plurality of elongated, flexible rectangular-shaped straps, affixed atone end to the tops of the vertical legs of said L-shaped rails, anddisposed outwardly around said rails and fastened at the other end tothe bottom surface of said slide member, and a plurality of nails,disposed through apertures provided in the horizontal legs of said railsfor fastening said slide member and said rails to the ground during useof the slide.

5. An exercise and amusement slide comprising:

an elongated flexible slide member, having a first rough surface forfrictional engagement with the ground so that said slide member isrestricted from movement during use, and a second smooth surface formingthe sliding surface of the slide member;

at least two elongated, rigid, inverted V-shaped acute angled railmembers, affixed to the respective edges of said flexible slide member,parallel to its longitudinal axis so that one leg of each of said railmembers is disposed downwardly and outwardly from said slide member andthe other leg of said rail members is disposed downwardly and inwardlytowards said slide member and the point of said V- shaped rail membersis disposed vertically upwardly, thereby providing vertically disposedparallel edges at the edges of the sliding surface of said slidingmember, for preventing the user from sliding off said member during use;

a plurality of elongated, flexible rectangular-shaped straps, affixed atone end to the tops of the downwardly and outwardly extending legs ofsaid rail members, disposed outwardly and around said rail members andfastened at the other end to the bottom surface of said slide member;and

a plurality of additional, elongated, rectangular

1. An exercise and amusement slide, comprising: an elongated, flexibleslide member, having a first rough surface for frictional engagementwith the ground so that said slide member is restricted from movementduring use, and a second smooth surface forming the sliding surface ofthe slide member; at least two, elongated, hollow, cylindrical tubes,filled with sand, affixed to the respective edges of said flexible slidemember parallel to its longitudinal axis, for preventing the user fromsliding off said member during use; and means, affixed to saidcylindrical tubes, for detachably securing said slide member and saidcylindrical tubes to the ground during use.
 1. An exercise and amusementslide, comprising: an elongated, flexible slide member, having a firstrough surface for frictional engagement with the ground so that saidslide member is restricted from movement during use, and a second smoothsurface forming the sliding surface of the slide member; at least two,elongated, hollow, cylindrical tubes, filled with sand, affixed to therespective edges of said flexible slide member parallel to itslongitudinal axis, for preventing the user from sliding off said memberduring use; and means, affixed to said cylindrical tubes, for detachablysecuring said slide member and said cylindrical tubes to the groundduring use.
 2. The slide as recited in claim 1, wherein said securingmeans comprises elongated, rectangular-shaped straps, affixed at one endto said cylindrical tubes perpendicular to their longitudinal axes, andhaving apertures provided in the free ends thereof, and nails disposedthrough said apertures, for fastening said cylindrical tubes, saidstraps, and said slide member to the ground.
 3. The slide as recited inclaim 2, additionally comprising a third similar cylindrical tubeaffixed centrally and longitudinally to said slide member, for providinga pair of sliding surfaces on said slide member.
 4. An exercise andamusement slide, comprising: an elongated, flexible slide member, havinga first rough surface for frictional engagement with the ground so thatsaid slide member is restricted from movement during use, and a secondsmooth surface forming the sliding surface of the slide member; at leasttwo elongated, rigid parallel L-shaped rails, affixed to the respectiveedges of said slide member so that one leg of each of said rails isdisposed vertically and the other leg of each of said rails is disposedhorizontally outwardly from said slide member, thereby providingvertically disposed edges at the edges of the sliding surface of saidslide member, for preventing the user from sliding off said memberduring use; and a plurality of elongated, flexible rectangular-shapedstraps, affixed at one end to the tops of the vertical legs of saidL-shaped rails, and disposed outwardly around said rails and fastened atthe other end to the bottom surface of said slide member, and aplurality of nails, disposed through apertures provided in thehorizontal legs of said rails for fastening said slide member and saidrails to the ground during use of the slide.